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Mike Menzie's avatar

Maybe Biden should pick up the phone and tell Nuttyyahoo that if he attacks Iran he’s on his own, no way are we going to do his dirty work. Of course that’s just a dream, since our entire government is run by AIPAC.

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Joe's avatar

"To put it bluntly, major media are petrified of running afoul of the national security state. And not without reason. My decision to publish the Vance Dossier got me thrown off X (Twitter) and links to the story were blocked on the platform along with Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and even Google Docs. Let’s see if that happens again here."

See also Julian Assange.

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Denise O'Leary-Siemer's avatar

Thank you very much. Thank you for explaining real intelligence. Thank you for letting us know what is really happening. Not enough thank yous for your courage. The world is better when we know the truth. Stay strong!

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Joy in HK's avatar

The MSM may be petrified of running afoul of the national security state, but that requires a couple of conditions I’m not sure are true. One condition is that they would need to see themselves as separate from that security state in general, and two is that, in this particular, they are not already completely invested in the Zionist project. Given that the censorship on this issue is, perhaps, even more extreme than elsewhere, and otherwise, it would seem doubtful to conclude, with any certainty, that they are making their decisions out of fear.

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Todd's avatar

Fucking right-wingers . . . . Jesus! if these people would only drop dead, a big chunk of the world's problems would be gone with them . . . .

Thanks, BTW, for the description of how real intelligence work goes on and how contingent it all is; this can't be emphasized enough (and usually isn't).

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alex glanz's avatar

Isn't US Intelligence an oxymoron? If this report is obtained, it is perhaps already obsolete or knowingly released to provide ostensible cover for Israel's unknown activities. Heck, Israel still is not acknowledged as a "nuclear power" by the US, though "everyone" knows its threats aren't idle. How is the THAAD defensive system (they ordered a second one) going to help if Iran already has Russian Iskanders? Iraqi and Syrian forces denied Israel air rights -- Houthis rule the seas. Thanks for this release, but with old Bibi getting his house blown up as a Hezbollah warning, a deeper intelligence dive is warranted. Middle East quicksand again.

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lee levin's avatar

But you tell me

Over and over and over again, my friend

How you don't believe

We're on the eve of destruction

Barry McGuire

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lee levin's avatar

Well done! Times has article at top of news articles

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lee levin's avatar

Of course it minimizes the damage

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RealNoDeuces's avatar

The mainstream media have made themselves the de facto arbiters of Hunter’s hog. WE HAVE A RIGHT TO SEE— i mean know.

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Boris Petrov's avatar

Which Arab countries prohibited their space to Israeli planes and missiles for attack on Iran?

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Clayton Eskew's avatar

Ken, based on what we have seen so far, would that intelligence be followed up with a plan on how we are going to help and still have some plausible denial as to what level that help is? Just curious as to your opinion since you have an understanding of how the complex works. Seems if they are going to do it despite any pressure from us, then we will fund and help operationally as we have been doing.

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Todd's avatar

The Intercept's already reported on American boots going to Israel. A brief look elsewhere found that the US has sent (as of the 15th) anti-missile units and troops to use them; God knows if more are now on the way.

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Denise O'Leary-Siemer's avatar

Good question.

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